“It is the first time that we held combined championships for two age groups, which was an interesting experience,” he said. “We have been fortunate enough to be blessed with some pretty good weather and everyone had a great time.”

Burton said Softball WA was focused on developing the juniors in a bid to catch up to other states.

“We have been progressive in terms of trying to develop our state players and high-performance players,” he said.

There was now an opportunity to host the open women’s and under-15s girls’ national championships for the next three years.